RALEIGH – To lead North Carolina’s economic recovery, the state’s community colleges will need support from the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper, the NC Community College System’s president says. In ...

RALEIGH – Raises for faculty and staff are at the top of the NC Community Colleges’ legislative agenda this year. “We’re the third-largest system in the country, yet our faculty and ...

CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina’s community colleges will be pivotal to meeting the state’s goal of 2 million people with degrees or high-quality credentials by 2030, says UNC System President Peter ...

RALEIGH (May 5, 2021) – When’s the last time North Carolina’s K-12 public schools, community colleges, public and private universities, as well as its business, philanthropic and faith communities, all ...

Yes, it was a year like no other. More than anything, 2020 was a year of change and continuous adjustment. COPING WITH COVID  Higher education in North Carolina adapted in so many ...

RALEIGH – Many North Carolina families are struggling these days. But for students who want to earn college credits while still in high school, there’s a free way to do ...

RALEIGH (Dec. 14, 2020) – North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges today named Thomas Stith III, the chief of staff to former Gov. Pat McCrory, as the next President ...

CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 18, 2020) – Transfer students – from community colleges or from other UNC System schools – make up a growing percentage of UNC System students. Some 57,000, ...

 By Breeden Blackwell and Bob Stephens  The coronavirus pandemic and resulting unemployment crisis have thrown into sharp relief the value of North Carolina’s community colleges.  First responders, nurses, respiratory therapists and other ...

RALEIGH (Sept. 2, 2020) – If the last three weeks tell us anything about higher education amid a pandemic, it’s that institutions must be nimble. UNC Chapel Hill, NC State and ...